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Title: Energy management in rural sector of developing countries

Abstract

The necessity of finding new sources of energy is becoming urgent as the supply of fossil fuels is rapidly approaching depletion in the developing countries, and therefore, these countries are importing petroleum products from other countries. Recent hikes in petroleum prices by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has given a serious jolt to economic development, and also disturbed the balance of payment position through the rise in the price of imports and essential goods. Therefore, rising prices of petroleum products have forced us to find alternative ways and means of producing energy. Rural areas of developing countries have large supplies of waste materials like animal wastes, crop residues and by-products. These wastes can be converted into useable thermal energy and organic fertilizer. In this paper, an attempt has been made to discuss the efficient and economic utilization of animal wastes, agricultural residues and by-products for the formation of thermal energy in the form of bio-gas and bio-fertilizers. Proper utilization of rural wastes, abundantly available in the rural sector of developing countries, would go a long way in conserving the fast-depleting forest resources, reducing environmental pollution, creating a healthy atmosphere and improving economic conditions of the rural masses in developingmore » countries, where unemployment is rising with the continuous increase in population, aggravating environmental pollution and reducing conventional resources of energy.« less

Authors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ of Roorkee, Roorkee
OSTI Identifier:
6340767
Report Number(s):
CONF-831205-
Journal ID: CODEN: ALESD
Resource Type:
Conference
Journal Name:
Alternative Energy Sources; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Conference: 6. Miami international conference on alternative energy sources, Miami Beach, FL, USA, 12 Dec 1983
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREAS; MANURES; BIOCONVERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; FERTILIZERS; RESOURCE CONSERVATION; ORGANIC WASTES; WASTES; 140504* - Solar Energy Conversion- Biomass Production & Conversion- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Ali, M, and Duragapal, B C. Energy management in rural sector of developing countries. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Ali, M, & Duragapal, B C. Energy management in rural sector of developing countries. United States.
Ali, M, and Duragapal, B C. 1983. "Energy management in rural sector of developing countries". United States.
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abstractNote = {The necessity of finding new sources of energy is becoming urgent as the supply of fossil fuels is rapidly approaching depletion in the developing countries, and therefore, these countries are importing petroleum products from other countries. Recent hikes in petroleum prices by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has given a serious jolt to economic development, and also disturbed the balance of payment position through the rise in the price of imports and essential goods. Therefore, rising prices of petroleum products have forced us to find alternative ways and means of producing energy. Rural areas of developing countries have large supplies of waste materials like animal wastes, crop residues and by-products. These wastes can be converted into useable thermal energy and organic fertilizer. In this paper, an attempt has been made to discuss the efficient and economic utilization of animal wastes, agricultural residues and by-products for the formation of thermal energy in the form of bio-gas and bio-fertilizers. Proper utilization of rural wastes, abundantly available in the rural sector of developing countries, would go a long way in conserving the fast-depleting forest resources, reducing environmental pollution, creating a healthy atmosphere and improving economic conditions of the rural masses in developing countries, where unemployment is rising with the continuous increase in population, aggravating environmental pollution and reducing conventional resources of energy.},
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year = {Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
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